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pleonasm - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'pleonasm' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Pleonasm [ n.]
- Redundancy of language in speaking or writing; the use of more words than are necessary to express the idea; as, I saw it with my own eyes.

Meaning of 'pleonasm' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . pleonasm [ n]
Meaning (1):
- using more words than necessary
Example in sentence:
  • a tiny little child